--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@
 AC_FUNC_MALLOC
 AC_FUNC_REALLOC
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(strcasecmp strdup strerror snprintf vsnprintf vasprintf open vsyslog strncasecmp setlocale)
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([INFINITY], [], [], [[#include <math.h>]])
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([nan], [], [], [[#include <math.h>]])
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([isnan], [], [], [[#include <math.h>]])
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([isinf], [], [], [[#include <math.h>]])
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([_isnan], [], [], [[#include <float.h>]])
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([_finite], [], [], [[#include <float.h>]])
 
 #check if .section.gnu.warning accepts long strings (for __warn_references)
 AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
--- a/math_compat.h
+++ b/math_compat.h
@@ -1,28 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef __math_compat_h
 #define __math_compat_h
 
-/* Define isnan and isinf on Windows/MSVC */
-
-#ifndef HAVE_DECL_ISNAN
-# ifdef HAVE_DECL__ISNAN
-#include <float.h>
-#define isnan(x) _isnan(x)
-# endif
-#endif
-
-#ifndef HAVE_DECL_ISINF
-# ifdef HAVE_DECL__FINITE
-#include <float.h>
-#define isinf(x) (!_finite(x))
-# endif
-#endif
-
-#ifndef HAVE_DECL_NAN
-#error This platform does not have nan()
-#endif
-
-#ifndef HAVE_DECL_INFINITY
-#error This platform does not have INFINITY
-#endif
+#undef isnan
+#define isnan(x) __builtin_isnan(x)
+#undef isinf
+#define isinf(x) __builtin_isinf(x)
 
 #endif
